How many would considering Voting tactically to stop an SNP landslide

**BetterTogether** · 22-Apr-15, 22:55

Another wee fun poll just to gauge whether the polls are as close as suggested

**Alrock** · 23-Apr-15, 00:54

Whers's...

"I'd vote tactically to allow an SNP landslide"?

**Gronnuck** · 23-Apr-15, 05:40

I'm voting SNP, not necessarily because I want an Independent Scotland, but because I want to 'pop' the Westminster bubble. It is time the Eton set and the Champagne Socialists who appear to have a grandiose sense of entitlement get taken down a peg or two.

**BetterTogether** · 23-Apr-15, 09:23

Originally Posted by Gronnuck

I'm voting SNP, not necessarily because I want an Independent Scotland, but because I want to 'pop' the Westminster bubble. It is time the Eton set and the Champagne Socialists who appear to have a grandiose sense of entitlement get taken down a peg or two.

Well the problem is whenever you vote SNP you are furthering the cause of independence.

I'm not quite sure why where you are educated makes such a big difference to people surely a good education is a desirable thing for a politician to have.

It appears to me all politicians have a grandiose sense of self entitlement.

When you mention champagne socialists we don't have to look much further than Mr Alex Pink Champagne Salmond to see its just as rife within the SNP as any other party.

It's all very well wanting to Pop a bubble but always mind what you have once the bubble is popped.

**rob murray** · 23-Apr-15, 11:22

Originally Posted by BetterTogether

Well the problem is whenever you vote SNP you are furthering the cause of independence.

I'm not quite sure why where you are educated makes such a big difference to people surely a good education is a desirable thing for a politician to have.

It appears to me all politicians have a grandiose sense of self entitlement.

When you mention champagne socialists we don't have to look much further than Mr Alex Pink Champagne Salmond to see its just as rife within the SNP as any other party.

It's all very well wanting to Pop a bubble but always mind what you have once the bubble is popped.

Whaaaaaat !! A good educaton...yep and a damn expensive good one as you well know, only open to those who can afford the fee's, come on, as for your point "I'm not quite sure why where you are educated makes such a big difference to people surely a good education is a desirable thing for a politician to have".
sure the vast majority of politicians are educated as you put it ( educated but some are "thick" divorced from the realities of ordinary people ) anyone who goes to Eton is part of a very priviliged elite...accept it...I wold imagine teres is 0 old Etonains signing on at the moment ! Eton has produced 19 Prime ministers, how many came from Wick / Thurso High.... Alexi Salmonella ( and I aint no fan ) attended Linlithgow Academy from 1966–1972. then Edinburgh College of Commerce from 1972–73, gaining an HNC in Business Studies,and was then accepted by the University of St Andrews, where he studied Economics and Medieval History ( according to his wikipedia entry ) Salmon was not born into a priviliged elite and neither is he what I would call a champagne socialist a champagne licker / crawler to big business yep..socialist...get real

All Prime Ministers since 1855, apart from Gordon Brown, have recieved a BA or MA from Cambridge or Oxford! (apart from Major and Churchill too) So theres the cosy club... Eton / Oxford / Cambridge theres where the elite are developed.

**BetterTogether** · 23-Apr-15, 14:41

You make some good points Rob and of course you're quite right Eton is a privileged confine for grooming future leaders of business.
Oxford and Cambridge are world class universities people from all over the world attend them and they are accessible to normal folk who can cut the grade.

Unfortunately privilege and money are no guarantee of intelligence and as with any walk of life some are detached from reality, but if you took a walk around wick or Thurso on a Friday night you'd find some even more detached from reality.

The reality is politicians are usually elected if you vote for someone totally detached from reality then you pretty much get what you deserve.
The difference to some extent is the quasi messianic following the SNP enjoy at the moment, the policies put forward are no more realistic than any other parties and to a greater extent would place the country into a deeper financial quandary.

You will hear constant criticism of Cameron, Milliband, Clegg, Farage and the other party leaders as they are human that's to be expected and makes democracy more robust, but when it comes to the SNP leadership their followers accept no faults, no possibility of error.
I'd go as far to say that if it was broadcast that Nicola Sturgeon was to walk on the waters of the Clyde before feeding 5000 with a Tunnocks Tea Cake and a can of Irn Bru then no doubt the faithful masses would assemble at the elected time fully expecting the occurrence to take place and when it didn't happen it would be due to a Westminster Plot making the water too choppy and greedy capitalists reducing the size of said tea cakes and cans of pop.

No blame would be attributed to the Lady herself.